F-5 Tiger

Video shows the moment a Patrouille Suisse F-5 Tiger II hits a flock of birds during Radom Air Show

Video shows the moment a Patrouille Suisse F-5 Tiger II hits a flock of birds during Radom Air Show

The video in this post features a Patrouille Suisse F-5 Tiger suffering a bird strike with a flock of birds… Read More

1 month ago

In 1970s Israeli pilots who would have led Operation Opera went to TOPGUN and taught instructors tactics for F-4 versus MiG-21 and One versus Many

The Israelis sent an F-4 crew to TOPGUN following the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The history of air combat has… Read More

2 years ago

Soviet Pilot who test flew captured F-5 against MiG-21, MiG-23 explains why the Tiger beat the Fishbed, Flogger in every engagement

‘Every flight ended with the same result: MiG-21 lost, although he had much higher thrust-to-weight ratio,’ Vladimir Kondaurov, Soviet pilot… Read More

2 years ago

US Navy to test first upgraded former Swiss Air Force F-5N+ at NAS Patuxent River

Upon successful completion of test, the program office will use these upgrades as a major element in the conversion of… Read More

2 years ago

VFC-12 transitioning to F/A-18 Super Hornet as US Navy considers getting used F-16s from USAF to Recapitalize its Adversary Aircraft Fleet

Currently the Reserve Tactical Support Wing of the Navy Air Reserve uses a fleet of 31 F-5 Tiger II and… Read More

2 years ago

ADVERSARY! A QUICK LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY U.S. NAVAL AVIATORS TO PLAY THE BAD GUYS

To realistically carry out their duty U.S. Navy adversary pilots need the best aircraft to simulate the bandits during DACT… Read More

3 years ago

7 years after it was unable to scramble fighter jets to respond to a hijacking outside of business hours, Switzerland starts to provide 24 hours airspace protection

Starting from Dec. 31, 2020 two Swiss Air Force F/A-18 fighter jets will be operational 24/7 to protect the airspace… Read More

3 years ago

Tunisian Air Force F-5 Tiger crashes, pilot killed

A Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E Tiger fighter jet crashed in the morning of October 6, 2020 in the region… Read More

3 years ago

Poll shows that 58% of Swiss voters want new fighter jets

The vote is planned for Sept. 27 and will decide whether to approve the purchase without knowing who will win… Read More

3 years ago

South Korea Christens the F-35A “Freedom Knight”

The name reflects the military’s hope for the advanced fighters “to serve as a loyal knight that protects the freedom… Read More

3 years ago

One of a kind variants of the mighty F-5 fighter

The simple and lightweight F-5 airframe proved to be extremely adaptable to a variety of uses, some of which required… Read More

5 years ago

Swiss to vote (again) on fighter purchase

The purchasing of new fighter planes has stalled after the Swiss people voted against the acquisition of 22 JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets… Read More

6 years ago

REMEMBERING THE F-16/79, THE LOW-COST VIPER POWERED BY THE J79 TURBOJET ENGINE

Test pilots reported that the F-16/79 demonstrated the same 9G capability of the basic F-16, but the former seemed to… Read More

6 years ago

THE AVIATION GEEK CLUB WILL FLY ABOARD SWISS AIR FORCE HELICOPTER TO ATTEND AXALP 2017

We will have the unique chance to fly aboard one of the service helicopters to reach the spot from which… Read More

6 years ago

U.S. NAVY TO HELP SWISS AIR FORCE INVESTIGATE 2015 F/A-18D CRASH

While the F/A-18D was performing a training sortie along with two F-5 Tigers over France’s Jura region one of its… Read More

6 years ago

HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HUNTERFEST AIRSHOW 2017 IN SWITZERLAND

The star of the airshow was the famous “Papyrus Hunter,” a special painted Hawker Hunter F.MK.58 which served in the… Read More

6 years ago

SHOCKING FOOTAGE SHOWS THE CRASH OF F-20 TIGERSHARK FIRST PROTOTYPE

The following investigation cleared the F-20 of mechanical or design issues since it concluded that Cornell had blacked out due… Read More

6 years ago